Glen Powell is studying for his college degree via Zoom.
Glen Powell is studying for a degree
The ‘Twisters’ actor is just a few units away from graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, but his working commitments mean he can’t regularly attend classes, so he is mostly doing “distance learning”.
He told IndieWire: “I’m not going to be sitting in a class with other students on the regular.
“I’m basically going to be coming back because I have to finish up, but I’m going to be shooting ‘The Running Man’ in the fall.
“So I’m going to be in London, but I am going to be going back for proctored exams. So, they’re letting me figure it out [with] distance learning.
“And I’m obviously going to be coming in, Zooming in for classes and whatnot, but I have to be back for the proctored exams. So, we’re figuring that out for two or three times a semester, I’ll come back for all my stuff.”
Glenn praised ‘The Running Man’ director Edgar Wright for being accommodating of his study schedule.
He added: “Edgar has been very nice about letting me finish my degree in the middle of his massive movie.”
The 35-year-old actor admitted the filmmaker has always been at the top of his wish list for people he wanted to work with.
He said: “I had a wish list of directors that I wanted to work with in 2008 when I moved out to LA that I sent my agent at the time — and Edgar Wright is literally number one. I’m such an Edgar Wright man. And so, the fact that I get to work with him right now is just so damn cool.”
Asked if Edgar knows about his list, he added: “Yeah, I made a bit of an 11th-hour plea to him on the job.
“To just let him know, anybody that’s ever worked with me knows, you’re never going to outbeat my work ethic on stuff.
“But sometimes it’s just a good reminder for a filmmaker to know, hey, when we get in the trenches, I’m going to serve it up. I’m going to deliver.
“And I’m going to deliver for you because not only do I take this job seriously, but I’m also just a fan, and you don’t want to disappoint your heroes … Edgar has also become a friend in the last few years. So that’s been really fun for us to finally get in the trenches together.”
